Refuse receptacles



Feb. 8, 1966 J. F. MORGAN REFUSE RECEPTACLES Filed April 8, 1963 duel/fan. JDHN FRANClS mane/w United States Patent 3,233,854 REFUSE RECEPTACLES John Francis Morgan, London, England, assignor to Cartem Engineering Limited, London, England, a British company Filed Apr. 8, 1963, Ser. No. 271,323 Claims priority, application Great Britain, Apr. 17, 1962, 14,857/ 62; Aug. 22, 1962, 32,234/ 62 2 Claims. (Cl. 248-99) This invention relates to refuse receptacles of the kind consisting of an impervious paper sack or bag detachably secured to a holder adapted to be mounted on a wall, stand or other support so that the sack can be readily removed with its contents and be substituted by a fresh sack as and when desired.

The main object of the present invention is to provide an improved holder for a receptacle of this character which facilitates the attachment and removal of a sack Whilst ensuring that the sack is held in a firm and reliable manner while in use.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a holder for a refuse receptacle of the kind mentioned which is sufficiently strong and robust for general outdoor use and yet which is economical to produce.

According to the invention the improved device comprises a frame member around which the mouth portion of a sack is caused to engage, a pair of arms shaped to embrace the frame member and operable to clamp the sack thereto, and a plate-like mounting bracket formed for attachment to a supporting surface, the frame memher being rigidly fixed to said mounting bracket by weldedon members whilst the clamping arms are pivotally mounted at one end in sockets provided on said bracket such that they can swing into and out of operative position.

Reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings which illustrate by way of the example two emb-odi ments of the invention adapted in use to replace the normal household dustbin and wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the firs-t form of holder,

FIGS. 2 and 3 are side view and plan views respectively of the holder of FIG. 1,

FIG. 4 is a sectional elevation taken on line IV-IV of FIG. 2,

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line V-V of FIG. 3, and

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the second form of the invention.

Refering first to FIGS. 1-5, the frame member 1 is formed as a welded-up sheet metal structure of generally octagonal shape and with the following specific features, namely, the frame is of generally rectangular form with a width substantially greater than the front-to-back depth and the corners ch-amfered off by the provision of relatively short angular corner walls 1a. The frame member may be flanged at its upper and/ or lower edge to give it additional rigidity and is carried by a pair of parallel metal straps 2 which at their forward ends partly embrace and are welded to the frame member 1, whilst at their rear ends they are out-turned as shown at 2a and welded to a vertically-disposed mounting plate or bracket 3. Also welded to the bracket 3 below the metal straps 2, is a lower plate or two smaller plates 4 defining with the bracket two vertically-extending parallel sockets adapted to receive the down-turned rear ends of a pair of clamping arms 5, the forward ends of said arms being shaped to form handles 6 engageable by a resilient metal strip, metal buckle or other releasable fastening 7 by which said arms are held in their operative position clamping the mouth portion of a sack against the frame member 1. The clamping arms are each cranked or shaped Patented Feb. 8, 1966 to conform closely to the frame member and are preferably formed of round section metal rod as shown, said arms being received in a V or similar section groove 8 in the frame member, which arrangement has been found to enhance the grip upon the sack. Similar results may also he achieved by using clamping arms of angles or channel cross section in conjunction with a co-acting rib or bead on the frame member.

The bracket member 3 is provided with holes 9 to receive screws or bolts by which the device is secured to a wall or other flat vertical supporting surface but, in addition, said member is also formed with a pressed-up rib 1th, e.g., by a stamping operation and of semi-circular or similar cross section, which not only reinforces the plate against bending under load but also serves to locate the bracket member when mounted upon a vertical post. In this latter instance, a second plate is used to abut the rear face of the post, the two plates being interconnected by bolts which secure the device in position.

A lid or cover 11 is hinged at 12 to the metal straps 2 in such manner that in a raised position, it reclines rearward against the bracket member, said lid being of substantially larger diameter than the frame member to ensure a good closure. Preferably, the frame member is provided with a resilient rim 13 of P.V.C., rubber, or similar material which, when engaged by the lid, not only provides a substantially airtight closure to the sack but also reduces noise if the lid is allowed to fall to the closed position.

The manner of removing a used sack from the frame member and the mounting of a fresh sack thereon will be apparent from its construction, and to facilitate the application of a fresh sack, the frame member may be provided at its rear side with a number, preferably two, of projecting spikes or pins 14 onto which the rear side of the sack is impalled to help retain the sack in position during application of the clamping bars.

A sack holder constructed to the form above described entails only a limited degree of projection for a wall or other mounting surface, for a given capacity of holder or sack, whilst the angular form of clamping bar is found to require a smaller degree of movement to release the sack so that a number of holders in side-by-side relation can be mounted in a smaller space. However, where ample space is available the holder may have any other desired shape. FIG. 6 shows the invention applied to a circular holder. It will be understood that the frame member 1b is of ring-like form and the clamping arms 5a are correspondingly curved to conform closely thereto, the holder being otherwise constructed and used as described with reference to FIGS. 1-5. The lid 11a is preferably of the same shape as the frame member but it could if desired, be rectangular and the protruding or overlapping front corner portions could then be adapted as hand holds or grips so that the lid could readily be lifted with either hand.

-I claim:

1. A holder for a refuse receptacle such as a paper or like bag comprising a hollow open-bottom frame having an upright rigid annular wall depressed around its outer side to form circumferential groove means, a projecting bracket comprising a vertically disposed plate and spaced arms rigid with said plate rigidly secured to said wall above said groove means, said plate comprising a portion adapted to be secured upon an adjacent support, upright parallel tubular sockets on said plate below said arms adjacent said groove means, a pair of clamping arms comprising rods having downturned rear ends swiveled in said sockets extending oppositely around the frame Within said groove means, and means for releasably attaching said arms together to clamp the upper edge of a bag to said frame at said groove means.

2. In the holder defined in claim 1, the forward ends of said arms being turned to provide handles and said attaching means bridging said arms at said handles.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 396,561 1/1889 Harrison 248-99 532,497 1/1895 Thamer 248-97 1,121,388 12/1914 Milks 248101 X FOREIGN PATENTS of/1961 Sweden.

CLAUDE A. LE ROY, Primary Examiner. 

1. A HOLDER FOR A REFUSE RECEPTACLE SUCH AS A PAPER OR LIKE BAG COMPRISING A HOLLOW OPEN-BOTTOM FRAME HAVING AN UPRIGHT RIGID ANNULAR WALL DEPRESSED AROUND ITS OUTER SIDE TO FORM CIRCUMFERENTIAL GROOVE MEANS, A PROJECTING BRACKET COMPRISING A VERTICALLY DISPOSED PLATE AND SPACED ARMS RIGID WITH SAID PLATE RIGIDLY SECURED TO SAID WALL ABOVE SAID GROOVE MEANS, SAID PLATE COMPRISING A PORTION ADAPTED TO BE SECURED UPON AN ADJACENT SUPPORT, UPRIGHT PARALLEL TUBULAR SOCKETS ON SAID PLATE BELOW SAID ARMS ADJACENT SAID GROOVE MEANS, A PAIR OF CLAMPING ARMS COMPRISING RODS 